Hello, all you fresh-vegetable lovers. This message is for you. If you’re in the San Francisco Bay Area,…
Stonebridge Potatoes: A Recipe for Friends
As per request, here’s the recipe for the potatoes in my recent post. They were scrumptious, so you…
The Sweet Success of Grapes Grown in a Pot!
Everything I learned about grapes, I learned during my visit to Stonebridge Farm in Colorado, where the viticulture…
How to Eat Potatoes: The Stonebridge Farm Method (A Photo Essay)
A Tomato Story: The Adventure of Growing Heirloom Tomatoes in San Francisco
By now it’s clear that every seed that we put into the ground is a grand experiment. So too…
Sangria and Friends
Hal is another year older. How delightful! We just celebrated his birthday with friends. It’s always great to have…
Crafting a Connection
Spending time with my partner’s mother is important. We live far away from each other, and I only see…
What Fear Teaches: Lessons from the Cliffside
I remember a day in a Colorado canyon, on the side of a 750-foot cliff. I had taken a less…
What a Garden Teaches
This month we have uncharacteristically hot weather after a particularly dry and warm winter season. This means that…
The Real Joy of Backpacking
Recently two young women from Chicago, students at our college, approached me surreptitiously about going backpacking. The situation was…
Karma Compass 